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O'Sullivan's law

O'Sullivan's law proper noun: the observation that all organizations that are not explicitly right-wing will over time become left-wing.

Proper noun

O'Sullivan's law

  1. The observation that all organizations that are not explicitly right-wing will over time become left-wing.

Origin of O'Sullivan's law

Named after John O'Sullivan (born 1942), British conservative political commentator and journalist.

Questions about O'Sullivan's law

What does O'Sullivan's law mean?
O'Sullivan's law means the observation that all organizations that are not explicitly right-wing will over time become left-wing.
What part of speech is O'Sullivan's law?
O'Sullivan's law is a proper noun.

Words near O'Sullivan's law in the dictionary

  1. O'Sheridans
  2. O'Shields
  3. O'Such
  4. O'Suches
  5. O'Sullivan
  6. O'Sullivan's law
  7. o'th'
  8. O'Toole
  9. O'Ward
  10. O'Wards
  11. O'Yeung

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